CLA - Detroit

CLA supports an affiliate program in Detroit, MI. For more information specific to CLA-Detroit, please contact them directly.

About CLA-Detroit

​CLA Detroit is a two-year leadership development program rooted in the Ignatian tradition. It strives to develop a cohort of leaders who can bring the dynamics of faith and justice to their families, co-workers, and communities. Ideal candidates will have a sincere desire to contribute to the development and well-being of others and have a heart for service—particularly for addressing the unmet needs of those in Detroit.

​If you are an emerging leader in your mid-20s to late-30s, eager to learn tools to improve your effectiveness as a leader, and willing to put your spirituality into action in service to others, then CLA Detroit is the program for you! Cohort members meet monthly to interact with seasoned professionals and reflect on the intersections of career, family, faith and leadership. Participants must commit to monthly meetings, an annual weekend retreat, a capstone project, and community service.

Carrie Czajka worked in the health care industry for over twenty years in various roles. She is a certified leadership coach and has worked with clients from many types of organizations including non-profits, government agencies, start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, she has served as a formation coach for a large, Catholic healthcare company in the Midwest.

​Carrie earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, holds a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of North Carolina and completed an Internship in Ignatian Spirituality at the Manresa Jesuit Retreat Center in Bloomfield Hills, MI. She earned a Master of Arts in Health Care Mission Leadership degree from Loyola University Chicago and is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu.

Fr. Gary Wright, SJ, is the Executive Director of CLA-Detroit.

For more information on the CLA affiliate program in Detroit, click here.

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